Bowden Singleton helps push Calgary Canucks into Centennial Cup playoffs with chip on shoulder
Bowden Singleton missed out on all the fun at the 2024 Centennial Cup.
But the local puck talent still lived the heartbreak felt by the Calgary Canucks at the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship. And the diminutive forward plans to help the Alberta Junior Hockey League kings push through that at this year’s national finale hosted at the city’s Max Bell Centre.
“Playing with a chip on my shoulder,” confirmed the Canucks captain, who was sidelined by injury last spring when his teammates fell short of the coveted junior hockey crown by two victories in Oakville, Ont. “But I’m playing with excitement,” continued Singleton. “I’ve never been here before, so it’s uncharted territory. But I was there watching last year, so I kind of knew what’s going on, so super exciting.”
After Wednesday night’s 8-2 thump of the CJHL’s top-ranked team, New Brunswick’s Edmundston Blizzard, the Canucks are playoff-bound at the 11-day tournament.
